Episode 1: No Crying in the Boardroom: How do we fix the ‘broken rung”?

Welcome to the Confident podcast with me, Sheri West, and my fearless daughter, Olivia. Season 5 brings us more conversations with fierce female leaders. We’ll be tackling a range of career readiness and leadership topics ranging from defining your career purpose to leveraging your superpowers, and exploring key questions, like, is it okay to cry in the boardroom?

Today we discuss the question “How do we fix the ‘broken rung”?” with Professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and the Founder of RISE Career Launch, Dr. Gail Ayala Taylor. Dr. Taylor is a career-readiness expert on a mission to build the pipeline of tomorrow’s diverse business leaders by giving talented individuals from underrepresented groups the tools and strategies to launch and accelerate their careers.

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailataylor/

https://www.risecareerlaunch.com/

As always, stay true to yourself, stay kind, stay confident and show up as your best self every day!

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